Allan Cho | Festival Director
Allan is a writer, editor, and librarian based in Vancouver. He is deeply engaged in amplifying Asian diasporic voices across North America. His writing explores the intersections of chronic pain, intergenerational trauma, and cultural identity. A graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Writer’s Studio, his work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies. His fiction has appeared in the anthologies The Strangers and Eating Stories. He is one of the founders of the LiterASIAN Writers Festival and a co-editor of the anthologies AlliterAsian: Celebrating Twenty Years of Ricepaper Magazine (2015), Belief (2019), Immersion (2021), and Infusion (2025).
Sophie Munk | Festival Coordinator
Sophie is a graduate of McGill University, where she majored in International Development and History. She currently serves as the Festival Coordinator of LiterASIAN Festival and as a Literary Editor for Ricepaper Magazine. She has a background in community-based initiatives, research, and service.
Festival Team
Chris Wong
Cynda Yeasting
Tariq Malik
Wayne Ng
JF Garrard
Phoebe An Lee
Winnie Cheung
Jo-Ann Chiu
Ada Con
Alyssa Sy de Jesus
Marlene Enns
Sean Gunn
Evelyn Wong
Eric Li
Julia Lin
Bonnie Low
Wiley Ho
Elwin Xie
Todd Wong
Cynda Yeasting
Silvia Leung
Prairie Chiu
We would like to acknowledge that we are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Skwxwú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaɬ and xʷməθkwəy̓əm First Nations.
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